Sarkozy would make Radio France ad-free also

By |January 16, 2008

President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to end advertising on France’s public television channels would also take ads off Radio France, reports Forbes. Advertising accounts for only about 8 percent of the pubradio network’s budget, in contrast to 40 percent of the pubTV network’s budget. French Culture and Communication Minister Christine Albanel said the government would try to get the law passed before summer.

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